Charlotte Years (Little House Books) - Softcover

Wiley, Melissa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064407373 ISBN 13: 9780064407373

Publisher: William Morrow, 1999

Synopsis

It's 1814 and five-year-old Charlotte Tucker lives with her family in the town of Roxbury, near the bustling city of Boston.Life in the Tucker's little house has always been pleasant and merry, but Charlotte's family worries more and more about the war that's been going on since 1812. Now the British have gone and blockaded Boston harbor, and that means no molasses for supper. Charlotte is just beginning to realize that events happening far away can change things at her very own dinner table. What will the rest of the year bring for Charlotte and the Tucker family? The Little House saga continues!

From Little House by Boston Bay:

Saturday night had a cozy, comfortable feeling. A Saturday supper meant thick slices of brown bread on the plates beside the baked beans. It meant coffee for Mama and Papa instead of tea. And it meant three things in the middle of the dining-room table--the three members of what Charlotte privately thought of as "the Saturday family." There was the mother, a tall, delicately curved cruet of cider vinegar; the father, a squat redware molasses jug with a jaunty handle and a friendly chip on the rim; and between them, cradled in a glass dish, the butter baby.

Charlotte had never told anyone about the Saturday family--it was nice to have a secret all her own. Besides, her brothers would tease her about it. Twelve-year-old Lewis would tease because he was a teasing kind of person, and Tom, who was seven, would tease because he did everything Lewis did. Lydia never teased, but she would either be not at all interested in the secret, or much too interested, and she would take over the game and change it. Charlotte did not want it to be changed. Like Saturday night itself, the Saturday family was perfect just as it was.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Charlotte lives with her family near the bustling city of Boston. What an exciting time she has! There's Mama's garden to tend to, Papa's blacksmith shop to visit, and lots of brothers and sisters to play with. But best of all, Charlotte is a brand-new American girl, born just one generation after the United States of America was formed.

Synopsis:

It's 1814 and Charlotte Tucker lives with her family in the town of Roxbury, near the bustling city of Boston. Life in the Tucker's house has always been merry, but Charlotte's family worries about the war. Now the British have blockaded the harbour, and that means no molasses for supper.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0064407373
• ISBN 13: 9780064407373
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304